New Products

Automotive Industries,  March, 2000  

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Data exchange Navigator

Data exchange Navigator (DXN) is a data conversion tool for concurrent engineering and collaborative design and manufacturing applications. It allows engineers to examine and manipulate product structures, use a scaleable overview window to traverse large assemblies, extract subsets of a product structure to create new structures, and modify a structure using cut-and-paste options. Theorem Solutions Inc., 6279 Tri-Ridge Blvd., Suite 220, Loveland, OH 45140. (513) 5761100. E-mail: teamusa@theoremusa.com, www.theorem-usa.com

TESTING

Pressure Points

Pressurex Pressure Point tactile force indicating films are applicable in machine and component inspection and calibration. Sensor Products says they are ideal for checking seal efficacy and integrity. Pressure Points are available in sizes ranging from .3 inches to 1 inch in diameter. Sensor Products Inc., 188 Route 10, Suite 307, E. Hanover, NJ. 07936-2108. (973) 884-1843. E-mail: dtiteica@sensorprod.com. www.sensorprod.com.

Linear Motor Stage

The Micro Plus LX Linear Motor Positioning Stage is ideal for product testing applications requiring higher speed than belt drives and more precision than ball screw drives. The LX Stage travels up to 1 meter, with velocities up to 3 m per second. Bayside Motion Group, 27 Seaview Blvd., Port Washington, NY. 11050. (516) 484-5353. www.baysidemotion.com.

MATERIALS

Double-Coated Tape

Venture Tape #1187 is a double-coated tape with one side that provides bonding to plasticized PVC, while the other side adheres to other surfaces. Venture Tape claims it is ideal for bonding uneven rough surfaces and long-term adhesion. Applications include bonding for door panel carpet kick pads and PVC door panel inserts. Venture Tape Corp., 30 Commerce Road, P.O. Box 384, Rockland, MA 02370-0384. (800) 3431076. www.venturetape.com.

NEW PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

In-Sight 2000

The In-Sight 2000 is an industrial machine vision sensor that comes in a stand-alone package that requires no programming or PC. Cognex says the In-Sight 2000 bridges the gap between single-purpose "smart cameras" and general-purpose machine vision systems. It allows for quality inspection within the manufacturing process, in addition to end-of-line checks. Cognex Corp., One Vision Drive, Natick, MA. 01760-2059. (877) 264-6391. www.cognex.com/insight.

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